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ETAOIN SHRDLU

Posted by Editormum on Wednesday, 14 September 2005 in Editing, Puzzlers |

Do you know what it is? “Etaoin shrdlu” is a nonsensical phrase used to indicate nonsense or gibberish. It originated with the Linotype compositor, whose keyboard was set up with the letters in order of frequency of use in the language. The twelve most commonly used letters in the English language are (in order) e, […]

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